Thalassopocalypse

That sure is one interesting evolution

The release of new rounds are likely going to slow down a little bit as I’m currently writing a novella that should end by jan 5th.

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Is the novella to be released on the forum?

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Well I would appreciate beta readers. That being said, who’d have enough time to read 50 or more pages from some random dude on the internet?

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How long are the said pages?

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Standard google doc length. Although the actual story only has 20k words compared to the average of 100k.

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It could fit into a single post

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I could fit 20,000 words into a single post?

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Yeah the limit is around 30K iirc

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Who’d even type up 30k words?

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Apparently some people did.

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Cool! I would like to read it!

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So will you just post is as a not thrive thread or in a PM?

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Round 16

Report 16 - Round 16

7.5m years post-bathycrash

Central Pangean Uplands -Invisibilis falsaranea, Geoblattina, Hydrobryum, Bathynomus

β€œHimalayan” Uplands - Geoblattina, Ferns and Invisibilis falsaranea

South African Karoo Highlands - Hydrobryum and Ferns

Siberian Traps Uplands -Invisibilis falsaranea, Geoblattina, Ferns

Western Laurentian Belt - Hydrobryum and Ferns

Eastern Australis Highlands - Hydrobryum

Central Mangroves - Bathynomus, Plankton, Poikilohundun

West Mangroves - Bathynomus, Plankton, Hydrobryum

Northern Mangroves - Hydrobryum, Pelagotoma, Poikilohundun

Eastern Mangroves - Plankton, Bathynomus, Hydrobryum

Central Pangean Sea - Plankton, Poikilohundun, Archea, Hydrobryum, Bathynomus, Radiodontodraco

Western Laurentian Shelf - Archaea, Plankton

Gondwanan Archipelago - Plankton, Poikilohundun, Mesogastra, Radiodontodraco, Hydrobryum, Bathynomus

Tethys Seaway - Plankton, Poikilohundun, Mesogastra and Radiodontodraco

Karoo Basin Sea - Plankton, Poikilohundun

Open Ocean - Plankton, Archaea, Poikilohundun, Mesogastra

Invisibilis falsaranea/Tryatleast: Camouflage increase

POP:7

FA: 8

Geoblattina/Dumbthriver: Offspring care

POP: 8

FA: 10

Radiodontodraco/UndyingHazard: Bony growths along the back

POP: 5

FA: 10

Poikilohundun/Anthropocenian: Bioluminescence

POP: 6

FA: 10

Bathynomus/aah31: Swarm communication

POP: 7

FA: 10

Plankton: Splitting early

POP: 8

Ferns/Doom: Stele with leaf gaps

POP: 10

Hydrobryum/Cha: Move to mangroves and vascular systems

POP: 10

Mesogastra: Lengthened pseudo-jaw

POP: 6

FA: 10

Minimal changes to the biosphere have been detected. There are some social developments in Geoblattina but the ecosystems are (mostly) stable.

Well that was an uneventful round..

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Hopefully not a calm before a storm

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Mutation 1: Evolve primitive echolocation similar to that of Shrews. This low amplitude, broadband, multi-harmonic, and frequency modulated echolocation without clicks helps to better navigate the deeper parts of water bodies where there is less light.

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Mutations: Larger size x2

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M1: Better Jumping
M2: Larger Size

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I wonder when everyone will exceed the size limit?

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